I don't think she had any hope of winning. DE is a blue state and Mike Castle is probably as red as DE is comfortable with. O'Donnell was a bit of a doofus, so that did not help. But for Rove to pile on was just retarded. That was Rove's ego talking. Of course, conservative GOP figures do return the favor by stepping all over moderate GOP candidates. The 11th Commandment, namely "Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican" appears to have fallen by the wayside.
Well we recall that race differently then.
Then again, I was observing it from across the country.
I thought she could win. Would have liked to have seen that.